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US4646074A
US4646074A US06/577,799 US57779984A US4646074A US 4646074 A US4646074 A US 4646074A US 57779984 A US57779984 A US 57779984A US 4646074 A US4646074 A US 4646074A
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    • G09G3/34—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters by control of light from an independent source
    • G09G3/36—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals
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    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
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    • G09G3/20—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
    • G09G3/34—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters by control of light from an independent source
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  • the present invention relates to a dot matrix display device, more particularly, to a liquid crystal display device (referred to as "LCD” hereinafter) which contains a large number of dots and a large screen.
  • LCD liquid crystal display device
  • a dot matrix display device provided with dot matrix display elements and a driver circuit on the same circuit board, comprises the driver circuit being set to a position close to terminals of the dot maxtrix display elements and a display data control circuit that serially transmits the contents read out of a memory storing the display data to the driver circuit.
  • FIG. 1 shows a configuration of an apparatus incorporating a display device embodied by the present invention
  • FIG. 2 shows a control circuit driving the display elements of the display device
  • FIG. 3 shows signal waveforms for the display operation of the display device
  • FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram generating common signal H1 shown in FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram generating voltages VA, VM, and VB shown in FIGS. 2 to 4;
  • FIG. 6 is the relationship between codes shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 and the MOS circuit codes.
  • FIG. 7 is another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows a configuration of an apparatus incorporating a display device embodied by the present invention.
  • Reference number 1 denotes a circuit board containing a circuit that drives dot matrix display elements.
  • Reference number 2 denotes LCD elements being pressed against and connected to the circuit board 1. Both the circuit board 1 and the LCD elements 2 are respectively pressed and connected to each other via conventional rubber connectors such as "Zebra Rubber”.
  • Reference number 3 denotes a circuit board containing a RAM that memorizes information to be displayed and other logic circuits for activating a variety of functions as a display device.
  • the circuit boards 1 and 3 are connected to each other via a connector 4.
  • the preferred embodiment of the present invention has made it possible to minimize the number of signal wires of the connector 4, and as a result, the connector 4 can connect the circuit boards 1 and 3 very easily using a minimum amount of space.
  • FIG. 2 shows a control circuit for driving the display elements.
  • Reference number 1 rectangular box defined by a chain line is exactly identical to the circuit board 1 shown in FIG. 1, containing both the display elements 2 and the driver circuit driving these elements.
  • Reference number 5 denotes a RAM memorizing information to be displayed.
  • Reference number 6 denotes a display information control circuit that sequentially reads the contents of the RAM 5 before sending display signals to the circuit board 1. Both the RAM 5 and the display information control circuit 6 are placed in the circuit board 3 shown in FIG. 1.
  • Reference number 7 is a circuit for converting serial input data into parallel output data.
  • Reference number 8 is an exclusive OR gate and 9 is a voltage conversion buffer. The signal from the buffer 9 becomes segment signal S.
  • the units 7, 8, and 9 are composed of an LSI 10 as one unit. In FIG. 2, four units of the LSI 10 drive the entire dots of the LCD elements 2.
  • the display information control circuit 6 outputs a variety of signals and voltages, i.e., a data signal being fed to the serial-parallel conversion circuit 7, a common signal H, frame inversion signal FR being fed to the back plate of the LCD elements 2, and voltages VA and VB being sent to the voltage conversion circuit 9.
  • the RAM 5 memorizes dot patterns to be displayed by using bit-images.
  • References h1, h2, - - - hd respectively denote timing signals for generating common signals H1 - - - .
  • Reference ⁇ denotes a timing signal for transmitting data signals to each of the serial-parallel conversion circuits 7.
  • H1 is one of the common signals, which is generated by signals h1, ⁇ , FR, and voltages VA and VM. To prevent incorrect illumination during the signal ⁇ timing period, voltage VM is sent to the common signal H1.
  • FIG. 4 shows a circuit diagram generating common signals. As shown by the dotted line, a non-selective signal is sent to this circuit by the effect of signal ⁇ . Further details are deleted since the other parts are well known.
  • FIG. 5 shows a circuit diagram generating voltages VA, VM, and VB.
  • FIG. 6 shows the relationship between reference symbols shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 and MOS circuit symbols.
  • FIG. 7 shows another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • This embodiment denotes a confirguration in which a plurality of LSIs 10 are directly bonded to portions close to the circuit terminals of the LCD elements 2 for driving segments.
  • These LSI units are exactly identical to those LSIs 10 shown in FIG. 2, which can be externally connected via minimum number of terminals. By correctly matching the terminal pitches, of the LSI 10 and the display element segment, LSI units can be bonded effectively even in an extremely narrow space.
  • Charge coupled elements can also be used for the segment driving LSIs.
  • a dot matrix display device of the present invention that provides dot matrix display elements and a driver circuit driving the elements, comprises a circuit board carrying said dot matrix display elements and said driver circuit so that said driver circuit is set in a position close to terminals of said dot matrix display elements, a memory for storing information for display, and a display information control circuit that causes the data contents read out of said memory to be serially transmitted to said driver circuit.

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